Legal Opinion
United States v. Clawson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 30, 2011No. 10-4568PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge SHEDD concurred.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the district court’s grant of a motion for reduction of sentence for substantial assistance under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b). In granting the motion, the court reduced defendant James Clawson’s sentence for distribution of child pornography from 96 months’ imprisonment to one day. The government argues that the district court exceeded its authority under Rule 35(b) because it did not base its grant…
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